Boomerville: Tuff Golf

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On Wednesday, January 27, 2016, we held the First Annual Boomerville Tuff Golf Classic. What is "Tuff Golf"? It is desert golf at its most primitive. You get to carry one club. After each shot, you get to tee up the ball for your next shot. You can use fancy rubber tees or just cut off the tops of a water bottle. Standard wooden tees don't do well in the rocky soil. There are no divots in the desert!

The Quartzsite Golf Course is north of Quartzsite on Boyer Road (33.7033, -114.2352). Take Tyson Street to Desert Vista Street. Follow Desert Vista past the pavement, and continue north on the desert road (Boyer) to the course, clearly marked with the sign that indicates "Golf Course." While there were a number of ATVs in the parking lot, the road is well graded and does not require 4-wheel drive.

With packs filled with water and snack, the Boomers grabbed their clubs and prepared to test their mettle against this world famous course. It was written up in RV Golfer Magazine!

Since this is Tuff Golf, we needed tuff names to go with the tuff conditions. From left to right: Tony "Desert Rat" Sparks, Dave "Tuff Red" Scranton, George "Ferocious Fin" Finlayson, "Dirty" Dick Mallery and Eric "Yukon" LaJuene.

The ladies were ready to show just how tuff they were. From left to right: DeeDee "Diamond Back" Sparks, Kathy "Killer" Scranton, Nan "Van Gough" Finlayson, Gaila "Godzilla" Mallery and Ginny "Last Place" LaJuene.

Since there were 10 of us, we teed off two at a time and then raced across the desert to find our balls.

Here the Desert Rat attempts to help Diamond Back perfect her swing. He kept complaining she wasn't holding it right!

After teeing off, we went in search of our balls. After a few whacks, we found ourselves approaching the "green." If you made it to the green that was as good as getting it in the hole. Apparently, close now counts in horseshoes, hand grenades and Tuff Golf!

The next hole crossed a wash. Since half of us ended in the wash, we invented a new rule. If the ball goes in the wash, you get to throw it out.

Hitting a golf ball balanced on the top of a plastic bottle top takes some getting used to. Here, Van Gough prepares for her shot with a little fanny shake.

It's hard to tell one hole from the next. Here Godzilla prepares to demolish the ball.

After three holes, we decided it was time for margaritas! We'll make sure we get an earlier start next year. 

We did manage to come up with a few prizes:  

- Dirty Dick was awarded the prettiest shot. 

- Diamond Back DeeDee consistently hit the straightest shot. 

- The best golf attire went to Last Place Ginny. 

- Tuff Red David destroyed the most tees. 

- Killer Kathy got the best organizer award. 

- Ferocious Fin Finlayson hit the longest shot. 

- Yukon Eric was the first on the green. 

- Godzilla Gaila wowed the audience with the best pants hitch. 

- Van Gough Nancy knocked them dead with the best fanny shake! 

Oh, I almost forgot:  the best score went to Desert Rat Tony with a 9 after three holes! 

Here, Dave and Kathy hold up the souvenir yellow legal pad!

It wouldn't be a golf tournament if lunch (and drinks) didn't follow. Since the Quartzsite Golf Course does not have a clubhouse (unless you count the port-a-potty on Hole 15), we decided to hold our celebratory lunch at Taco Mio, 130 E Main Street, Quartzsite, AZ:

If you are still in the Quartizsite area, the local VFW Post 769 will be hosting a Master's Golf Tournament on February 20, 2016.  Come on out and enjoy the course!